flat ground, sabre ground, hollow ground...what's the diff?

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I see these terms used here a lot and am not sure what they mean exactly. Could someone explain them to me or point me to a thread that has a definition of what they are?
 
Flat grind is just that, flat. Looking at a flat ground blad it looks like the letter V. Hollow grind has a slight convex grind on each side of the blade. Saber grind, good for heavy duty stuff. The blade is ground from about the middle of the blade stock down to the edge. You can go to AGRussell.com and find a better explanation than what I have given you or just do a search on each blade type. Flat and sabre are my favorite grinds. The Buck 110 is an example of hollow grind. The Spyderco Para Military is a full flat grind and a Benchmade 720 is a sabre grind.
 
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